Kolkata, 23 April: Three accused involved in stone pelting on Hanuman Jayanti procession in Delhi’s Jahangirpuri and later firing in riots between two communities have been arrested from West Bengal.
The team of Delhi Crime Branch, which reached Bengal four days ago, arrested them by raiding at different places in Kanchanpura village of Mahishadal late on Friday night. The trio have been identified as Aslam Ali, Asghar Ali and Mukhtar Ali. All three belong to the same family.
Meanwhile, after their arrest, the number of people arrested in the Jahangirpuri violence case has increased to 28.
Sources have told that a large number of Bangladeshi infiltrators live around Mahishadal under East Medinipur district of West Bengal, who sometimes live in Bengal and sometimes in Jahangirpuri in Delhi.
Even during the Delhi riots of 2020, these people had gone there and committed violence. After that Shaheenbagh was also involved in the anarchy case.
It is also alleged that these people had also come to vote during the assembly elections in West Bengal and when the election results were declared on May 2 last year, besides the BJP supporters of the surrounding area, Shubendu Adhikari, who defeated Mamata Banerjee Delhi riots accused Ansar and others were also involved in the attack.
A Delhi Police official said that all three have a direct involvement in the Jahangirpuri violence. After the incident, they fled to Bengal.
It is learned that eight people from Mahishadal and Haldia have been involved in the Delhi riots. Information has been received about six people, the rest of the people are being traced. All three have been caught with the help of local police. It has also been learned that these people used to talk through Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) instead of talking directly on mobile. The police team was looking for them through Internet Protocol Detail Record (IDPR). After the arrest of these three, more people are likely to be caught from Bengal.
